Example sentences of "[verb] place [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In others , however , fee-payers ( who may or may not have been among ‘ the gifted and the intellectual ’ ) existed alongside those who had won places in the eleven-plus competition . |
| 2 | In the case of a totally sealed labour market , new employees would only be drawn from the families of existing staff , and efforts would be made to ensure that individuals did not seek places outside the firm . |
| 3 | We would have liked to rebuild it but then we had to find places for the people to go and being a narrow valley it , most of the housing was put at the end of the town . |
| 4 | It was not surprising that students tried to find places in the ‘ good ’ work units which offered decent conditions along with a chance of self-development and advancement . |
| 5 | The LEA refused to concede , even when the parents made application for judicial review ; but when the application to the court was amended to focus on the legality of the LEA 's admissions procedures and their operation , the authority finally backed down and found places for the children at two schools where non-white pupils were firmly in the minority ( Overthorpe and Thornhill ) . |
| 6 | It was a good victory for Lancashire , and as a result the two counties changed places in the County Championship . |
| 7 | The judge agreed and F and his two brothers changed places in the dock . |
| 8 | The travel agents have even had to return cheques and cash that have been sent in as deposits to secure places on the proposed flights . |
| 9 | Instead the queues have been forming to secure places on the landscape painting holidays Mr Waldie is running at the Esplanade Hotel , Scarborough . |
| 10 | ‘ They must have been meeting places for The Hell Fire Club he discovered . ’ |
| 11 | There were , after all , difficulties in meeting the Government 's objective of guaranteeing places on the Youth Training Scheme for every young person not at work or at school . |
| 12 | ‘ It would be difficult to imagine a less likely looking place for the continuation of the great trade route into Chinese Turkestan . |
| 13 | After a short distance he swapped places with the woman and drove her and the baby to Winchester . |
| 14 | Bridge moved up a place at the weekend to fourth from bottom , without playing a game , as Bedlington had three points deducted for playing an ineligible player , and so swapped places with the Darlington club . |
| 15 | Approximately 30,000 pupils , 6% of pupils in independent schools in England , hold places under the Assisted Places Scheme , which provides assistance with tuition fees and certain other expenses . |
| 16 | Their targets were frequently public houses used as gathering places by the Provisional IRA and the chance of killing co-religionists was small . |
| 17 | May I ask E. Hebditch and any fox tormentor , would you swop places with the animal you 're happy to hound ? |
| 18 | There were plenty of eating places about the heart of the city . |
| 19 | Eating places in the 14 page brochure include the Bishop 's House , Sardi 's , Eastern Bamboo , Victor 's and Capri restaurants as well as the Talk of the Town Social Club and Pizza Hut . |
| 20 | Working members enjoy the social life at Llanfair Caereinion the headquarters of the railway , there are numerous hostelries and eating places within the village , a walking distance from the B R sleeping coach which offers an overnight rate of £1 per person . |
| 21 | I used to spend a lot of time in demanding places like the Andes and in remote parts of Africa . |
| 22 | ‘ Race suicide is possible ’ , exclaimed an anonymous commentator on ‘ Sport and Decadence ’ in 1909 , while another author writing under the cloak of anonymity warned in 1912 of ‘ a canker at the heart of the people which will surely destroy it ’ , believing that ‘ the first stage of decay has already been reached when the stolid , God-fearing puritan of two-and-a-half centuries ago has given place to the shallow , hysterical cockney of today ’ . |
| 23 | Apart from the team and individuals at stake , athletes will be attempting to win places in the national side which to contest the European Championships , at Millfield School , Somerset , next Easter . |
| 24 | But then you see you 've got places like the weighing room , jockeys areas which basically y you 've got temporary staff there , or casual staff . |
| 25 | Holyhead could well swap places with the Sealink 's basement club Penmaenmawr Phoenix . |
| 26 | Continued financial pressure on the NHS has led many authorities to reduce their long stay provision or to buy places within the private sector , which are often cheaper than their own beds . |
| 27 | Broken snatches of conversation wafted around Isabel 's head as she followed de Villiers around the perimeter of the room , interspersed with the thunk of wooden trenchers as the servants set places for the midday meal . |
| 28 | The Klasies River Mouth site is made to sound almost idyllic by Ronald Singer and John Wymer , who excavated there during two seasons from 1966 to 1968 : ‘ while the sea was close , the attractions of the site were numerous : an almost unlimited supply of shellfish ; large and small mammals available for hunting in the immediate hinter land and at watering places along the adjacent river ; abundant fresh water ; seals , dolphins and fishes from the sea ; marine birds to be caught easily on the beach ; natural caves and rock shelters for protection ; and an unlimited supply of good quality siliceous quartzite for making tools and weapons . |
| 29 | In common with many buildings in Turkey , the outside activity takes place on the roof where both properties have bar/breakfast areas . |
| 30 | Summer skiing : This takes place on the Hintertux glacier ; suitable for experienced skiers only , our representative can advise if you are interested . |